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Find a Forgotten Password Saved in Firefox
Firefox, like many popular browsers, includes a built-in functionality to save your password. Often we’ll use the saved password feature so often that we’ve completely forgotten our password when we need to login to the same website on another computer. Here’s how to locate your saved password.
In Firefox, navigate to the Tools \ Options menu item. Select the Privacy button, the Passwords tab, and then click on View Saved Passwords. You’ll be presented with this screen:
Click the Show Passwords button, and navigate down to the website password you are looking for. Note: usernames in the image scratched out to protect the poster!
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- Published 09/26/06
This doesn’t seem to work in the latest Firefox, 2.0.0.2
But in 2.0.0.3 all working properly
This need a little update ,in the latest version you have to navigate:Tools/Options/Security/….and there you can find the Show Passwords… :)
For MAC OSX and Firefox 2.0.0.13 >> Firefox menu || Preferences || Security tab || Show Passwords … (button).
I can’t believe I never knew about this until now, thank you so much for your articles, I can’t possibly tell you how much I’ve learned from you!!!
Anyone know how to do this on fire fox 3?
nvm tools/ options security press savved passwords nvm srry for double post
i lost my saved passwords on firefox, is there a way to get them back?
@Jeng
Yes. Got to Edit>Preferences and the security tab. There, halfway down the window is a button for saved passwords.
how do i copy saved passwords to a text document. i want to print a list of my passwords
This is why I never save any passwords…
This is a helpful information. But anyone knows where these password information are saved? i mean the whereabouts of these log files in our drive?
wow thank you, that’s properly working. i’ve tried it in 3.5. but in firefox 3.5 you can find password manager in tools\option\security
dude you’ve saved my internet bank account!
It’s very good, but what to do if Firefox is crashed?
THATS AUESOME!!
Thanks heaps guyss.. just what i needed to find out when upgrading my computer to save my passwords!
KEEP UP THE FANTASTIC WORK!
plz tell me that how can i see my lost password on mozilla 3.6
you should use xmarks passwords and bookmarks sync.
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“This need a little update ,in the latest version you have to navigate:Tools/Options/Security/….and there you can find the Show Passwords… :)”
Thanks GruCho, that worked for me.
This doesn’t works in the latest Firefox version
Thanks much appericated
Thank you very much! :)
you can search Password Genius on Google
What a stupid feature though…
tnx Dude, It Helps a lot ;)
the little difference IF YOU USE MOZILLA 3.6 or 3.5 like me,
is Option>Security>passwords & “Saved passwords” button,
Its EZ ;)
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Nice Work
tnx Dude, It Helps a lot
ya
If you “erase cookies” are the passwords that are saved, lost as well?
There IS no passwords tab under PRIVACY, this is utter nonsense, don’t waste time on this option.
@ Sir it works fine for me. If you are running a latest mozilla firefox, as GruCho said: Tools/Options/Security/….and there you can find the Show Passwords… :)
HI I FORGOT MY PASSWORD TO MY COMPUTER , IAM THE ADMINISTRATOR! PLEASE HELP!,
It does work for the new version of firefox but its;
tools>security>saved passwords>show passwords
Thanks. This helped me save a lot of time!
firefox 4.0
please sir,
can u help me for the how to search the forgotten password in the 670z bleu mobile.